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How to say different "Colors" in Japanese?

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Pronunciation in Japanese

いろ(色/iro) = color

あか(赤/aka) = red
あお(青/ao) = blue
くろ(黒/shiro) = black
しろ(白/kuro) = white
みどり(緑/midori) = green
むらさき(紫/murasaki) = purple
ピンク(pinku) = pink
オレンジ(orenji)
= orange
きんいろ(金色/kiniro) = gold
ぎんいろ(銀色/giniro) = silver
きいろ(黄色/kiiro) = yellow
ちゃいろ(茶色/chairo) = brown
はいいろ(灰色/haiiro) or ねずみいろ(鼠色/nazumiiro) = gray

Meaning
Color

Example

Colors that you can add “い”

あかい(akai)
あおい(aoi)
くろい(黒/shiroi)
しろい(白/kuroi)


あかいくるま(akaikuruma)
A Red Car

You can add “の”to all the colors

あかの(赤/aka)
あお
(青/ao)
くろ(黒/shiro)
しろ
(白/kuro)
みどり
(緑/midori)
むらさき
(紫/murasaki)
ピンク
(pinku)
オレンジ
(orenji)
きいろ(黄色/kiiro)
きんいろ(金色/kiniro)
ぎんいろ
(銀色/giniro)
ちゃいろ
(茶色/chairo)
はいいろ
(灰色/haiiro) or ねずみいろ(鼠色/nazumiiro)

あかのくるま(akano kuruma)
A red car



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  1. Archi on Sep 08, 2009 reply

    Hello. thank you very much for the translation. I’m really glad and happy with your pronunciation. Thanks a lot. And wish you all the best.!!!

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  2. TH on Sep 08, 2009 reply

    Hi Archi, thank you for the comment and visiting Japanese999.com

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  3. How to say different “Colors” in Japanese? - Ultimate Japanese … on Jun 30, 2010 reply

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  4. AssassinWarrior on Feb 14, 2011 reply

    you got くろい(黒/shiroi) and しろい(白/kuroi)… Kuroi is black, Shiroi is white…

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